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This Town


Railroad whistle blowing
And I hear it, I hear it,
Though I'm not listening
The rain, rain; wind is blowing
And I see it, I see it
In the tree tops glistening

        And I get a way
        from this town
        I get a way

Play, play, all the children playing
And they're laughing, they're laughing
But they stop when the cars go by
You say stay, so we're all staying
And they love it, they love it,
They hope that the rain won't

        Dry. Can I get away
        from this town
        I get away, can I

        Pick the children right up off the streets
        And take them, with their families
        And put them in a better place,
        I can't stand to see that look on a child's
        Face.

Say say, I read every word you're saying
And I read it, I read it
But that can't happen here
The bang, bang, Forty-two shots
I read it, I read it,
But that can't happen here

© André Villoch
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